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106 <br /> Child Protective Services, Daycare Administrative, Foster Care, Energy Assistance, Medicaid, Child <br /> Support Enforcement and programs for the elderly. The Department of Social Services has received <br /> $318,680 in COVID-19 Grants to support various human service requirements. <br /> Housing Programs. The Department of Housing and Community Development has been awarded <br /> $8.7 million in CARES Rounds 1 and 2 funds, CDBG-CV, ESG-CV, HUD and NCORR Hope grants. <br /> These funds have supported the County's Housing Stabilization programs which include emergency rental <br /> assistance, eviction mitigation, housing vouchers and landlord incentives. The County has coordinated its <br /> housing response with the Towns of Carrboro, Chapel Hill and Hillsborough. <br /> Health Programs. The County provides environmental, sanitation, family planning, dental and <br /> nursing services throughout the County. Clinics are offered in the towns of Hillsborough and Chapel Hill <br /> and in the public schools. The County has access to the services of the schools of medicine, dentistry, <br /> nursing and public health at The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and the University Hospitals, <br /> as well as Duke University Medical Center and a U.S. Veterans Administration Hospital within five miles <br /> of the County. No County investment in hospital or major medical facilities is anticipated. The County <br /> Health Department received $1.4 million in COVID-19 funds to support contact tracing and vaccine <br /> distribution throughout the County. <br /> Mental Health Programs. The County currently provides funding for mental health, development <br /> disabilities, and substance abuse services through Alliance Healthcare, a Managed Care Organization. On <br /> February 16, 2021, the Board of Commissioners approved a Local Management Entities/Managed Care <br /> Organizations (LME/MCO)Disengagement Plan to transition the management of Medicaid and uninsured <br /> behavioral health and intellectual/developmental disability (I/DD) services from Cardinal Innovations <br /> Healthcare to Alliance Healthcare. The County, Alliance Healthcare and Cardinal Innovations Healthcare <br /> are implementing a Continuity of Services Plan to ensure a seamless transition for stakeholders. The <br /> transition to Alliance became effective January 1,2022. <br /> Other Human Services.In addition to social service,health and mental health programs,the County <br /> provides agricultural services, housing and community development services, library services aging <br /> services, criminal justice resources and support to various private non-profit agencies located within the <br /> County. <br /> Parks, Recreation and Open Space. The North Carolina Department of Natural and Cultural <br /> Resources works to conserve and manage the natural and cultural resources of the County. Included within <br /> this "green infrastructure" are natural areas and nature preserves, open spaces, parks and recreation <br /> facilities,water resources, and agricultural and resource lands.Programs ranging from athletics to fine arts <br /> are offered to residents of all ages at several park sites and community centers. <br /> Public Service Enterprises <br /> Water and Sewer Services.Water and sewer services are provided to the majority of the population <br /> of the County by the Orange Water and Sewer Authority (the "Authority"). The Authority was created in <br /> 1975 by the Board of Commissioners for the County and the boards of aldermen of the towns of Chapel <br /> Hill and Carrboro for the purpose of acquiring, consolidating, improving, and operating the existing water <br /> and sewer systems in the southern portion of the County. Prior to the formation of the Authority, water <br /> service was provided by the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and the Town of Carrboro and <br /> sewer service was provided by the towns of Chapel Hill and Carrboro in conjunction with the University. <br /> The Authority began utilities operations in 1977 when the Towns of Chapel Hill and Carrboro and <br /> the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill conveyed their water and sewer facilities to the Authority. <br /> 34 <br />